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New Taipei City vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 36.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% more in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 91.8% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 59.7% more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 42.7% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 20.9% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in New Taipei City

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 52.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.92 NT$153.80	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$5.41 NT$169.19	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.87 NT$27.34	+82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.62 NT$19.32	+101.2%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 91.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.97 NT$61.52	+15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$6.43 NT$201.10	-13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$12.05 NT$376.89	+81.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.82 NT$88.18	+58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.56 NT$111.25	+132.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.93 NT$60.46	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$1.09 NT$34.15	+41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.04 NT$32.44	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.29 NT$40.46	+114.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.64 NT$51.16	+369.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.76 NT$23.72	+83.8%
Average			+91.8%

Beijing vs. New Taipei City - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.84 NT$120.25	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	+24.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+106.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$10.00 NT$312.74	+116.0%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 42.7% more for housing

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$24.39 NT$763.04	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	+134.0%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 20.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	-17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	-24.8%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.72 NT$53.83	+53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.43 NT$75.88	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.92 NT$153.80	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$11.47 NT$358.88	+36.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-3.7%
Average			+14.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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